- Ye have forsaken me:
- "And it came to pass,¹ when Rehoboamª had establishedª° the kingdom,ª and had strengthened²¹ himself, he forsookª°¹ the lawª of the LORD,ª and all¹ Israelª with¹ him. ... And it came to pass,¹ [that] in the fifthª yearª of kingª Rehoboamª Shishakª kingª of Egyptª came upª° against¹ Jerusalem,ª because¹ they had transgressedª° against the LORD,ª" {2Ch 12:1-2} + "And he went outª° to meetª Asa,ª and saidª° unto him, Hearª° ye me, Asa,ª and all¹ Judahª and Benjamin;ª The LORDª [is] with¹ you, while ye be¹ with¹ him; and if¹ ye seekª° him, he will be foundª° of you; but if¹ ye forsakeª° him, he will forsakeª° you." {2Ch 15:2} + "But it shall come to pass,¹ if¹ thou wilt not¹ hearkenª° unto the voiceª of the LORDª thy God,ª to observeª° to doª°¹ all¹ his commandmentsª and his statutesª which¹ I¹ commandª° thee this day;ª that all¹ these¹ cursesª shall comeª° upon¹ thee, and overtakeª° thee: ... And the LORDª shall bringª° thee into Egyptª again²° with ships,ª by the wayª whereof¹ I spakeª° unto thee, Thou shalt seeª° it no¹ more¹ again:²°¹ and there¹ ye shall be soldª° unto your enemiesª° for bondmenª and bondwomen,ª and no man¹ shall buyª° [you]." {Deu 28:15-68} + "Moreover the childrenª of Ammonª passed overª°¹ Jordanª to fightª° also¹ against Judah,ª and against Benjamin,ª and against the houseª of Ephraim;ª so that Israelª was soreª distressed.ª° ... Go²°¹ and cryª° unto¹ the godsª which¹ ye have chosen;ª° let themª deliverª° you in the timeª of your tribulation.ª" {Jdg 10:9-14} + "And thou,¹ Solomonª my son,ª knowª° thou¹ the Godª of thy father,ª and serveª° him with a perfectª heartª and with a willingª mind:ª for¹ the LORDª searchethª° all¹ hearts,ª and understandethª° all¹ the imaginationsª of the thoughts:ª if¹ thou seekª° him, he will be foundª° of thee; but if¹ thou forsakeª° him, he will cast thee offª° for ever.²¹" {1Ch 28:9} + "Thine own wickednessª shall correctª° thee, and thy backslidingsª shall reproveª° thee: knowª° therefore and seeª° that¹ [it is] an evilª [thing] and bitter,ª that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and that my fearª [is] not¹ in¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts.ª" {Jer 2:19} + "Thy wayª and thy doingsª have procuredª° these¹ [things] unto thee; this¹ [is] thy wickedness,ª because¹ it is bitter,ª because¹ it reachethª° unto¹ thine heart.ª" {Jer 4:18} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ when¹ ye shall say,ª° Whereforeªª doethª° the LORDª our Godª¹ all¹ these¹ [things] unto us? then shalt thou answerª°¹ them, Like¹ as ye have forsakenª° me, and servedª° strangeª godsª in your land,ª so¹ shall ye serveª° strangersª° in a landª [that is] not¹ yours." {Jer 5:19} + "And when¹ this¹ people,ª or¹ the prophet,ª or¹ a priest,ª shall askª° thee, saying,ª° What¹ [is] the burdenª of the LORD?ª thou shalt then sayª° unto¹ them,¹ What¹ burden?ª I will even forsakeª° you, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:33}
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